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Weekly Design Contest / Re: Weekly Design Contest #204: Count up!
« on: November 19, 2023, 07:16:34 pm »- Principles
I like counting, but it needs some time. Cards should not slow down games too much. Good cards have some tricks to avoid multiple countings, like being terminal or having a Potion costs. Let's see what you made.
As segura suggests, it is overpowering in money deck. 5/10
A silver with one-Copper trashing. Not bad. 7/10
It is similar to Porn of Plenty, but it gives you +2 Actions instead of Provinces. Very nice! 9/10
Not bad. How about counting only a card costing $2 or more, to avoid counting twice?
8/10
Very great! It resembles Poacher, but we really have to be careful how many the pile has. 9/10
Library with shifting. I like "draw-to-X" clause. Maybe it has to make sure "same number" means "same number of cards you first discarded." 8/10
I like it, but compared to Artificer, it can gain greens (not only Provinces but also Duchies) too easily. 6/10
Another Plunder card. I like it, but does it have to gain only non-Victories? It is already a terminal. 7/10
Converting Liaisons to Horse gainers (delayed draw). Not bad, but maybe it can give you +1 Action. 7/10
I really like it. Everyone wants Villages even if the Ally is a boring one. It also has "once-per-turn" clause to avoid slowness. Excellent! 10/10
Another Lurker. Not bad. By the way, can I gain something when I return just one card? 8/10
A strong Exorcist. Silver-moating avoids Hex problems (it sometimes slows down games too much, as Donald suggests). Very good! 9/10
Another Shanty town. Although some boards does not have $2-$3 Action cards (without this), but I like it. 8/10
Weak. Maybe gaining to your hand is better. 5/10
Blackjack. I like it, but as segura suggests, it is a little too strong. 7/10
Another Village with +3 Actions! Good. 8/10
Although Big Money centralizes too often, I like it. 8/10
Now it is a Village with trasher! It seems nice, but it needs to Exile at least 3 cards to make up for one-shot
Is it strong? 6/10
As segura suggests, it is very weak. You have to play at least twice to get $1 discount. Maybe "$1 per card with different name" helps. 5/10